The Hall Topples Hartford In Tournament Finale

Sunday, March 19

South Orange, N.J.

12:15 p.m.

Seton Hall University

13-9-1

Hartford

2-17

Hartford

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Strunk, Madison (2-1)

L: Gerone, Isabella (0-6)

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Peck, Destini 1

RBI: Peck, Destini 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 1 ; Suto, Valerie 2 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Fischer, Lauren 1 ; Peck, Destini 1 ; Sanislo, Jennifer 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 1 ; Suto, Valerie 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 1

SB: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Suto, Valerie 2 ; Wallace, Briana 1

CS: Reddick, Ragen 1 ; Wallace, Briana 1

HBP: Pandolfo, Darby 1

3/19/2017 5:33:00 PM | Softball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team (13-9-1) concluded a successful run at the Inaugural Pirate Invitational with an 8-0 victory in five innings over Hartford (2-17) on Sunday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The Hall finishes the first regular season tournament hosted in South Orange with a perfect 4-0 record as it looks towards conference play beginning next weekend.

The Pirate bats racked up 11 hits in the triumph to back a complete game shutout effort from hurler Madison Strunk (Adkins, Texas) in the circle. Eight different players scored a run and seven notched at least one hit in the balanced offensive attack.

Turning Point
After the Pirates jumped on the board with a run in the bottom of the second, the bats came alive for six runs in the bottom of the third. Five different players notched RBI singles in the methodical frame, with Destini Peck (Riverside, Calif.) notching the first and Brianna Wallace (Fort Worth, Texas) capping the frame with the fifth. Another RBI base knock from Valerie Suto (Mercerville, N.J.) pushed the lead to eight in the bottom of the fourth, bringing the run-rule into play.

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates held an 11-2 edge in hits, recorded 10 singles and a double
Defensively the Pirates made one error and capitalized on four from the Hawks
Strunk finished a 5.0 inning shutout with three strikeouts and did not walk a batter
Four Pirates; Peck, Ragen Reddick (Middlesex, N.J.), Suto and Wallace went 2-for-2 on the day
Suto added a pair of stolen bases and knocked in two runs
The Hall finished 8-for-13 (.615) with runners in scoring position
The Pirates swiped four bases and did not allow a stolen base

News and Notes

The Hall concluded the Pirate Invitational with a 4-0 record and out-scored its opponents 32-5
The Pirates improve to 3-2 all-time against Hartford in the first meeting since 1993
Freshman Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.) recorded her team-high 21^st RBI in the triumph
Strunk became the second Pirate to record a shutout this season and tossed her first complete game of the season
The shutout was the second of Strunk's career
With two stolen bases Suto now has seven this season and 51 in her career, moving into sixth place in program history

What's Next
The Pirates will open BIG EAST play next weekend when they host Villanova for a three-game set. The series kicks off with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 25.